Uses of Alkyl Halides Solvents-degreasers and dry cleaning fluid Reagents for synthesis of other compounds Anesthetic:Halothane is CFCHCIBr CHCl3 used originally (toxic and carcinogenic)麻醉剂 In 1847,the Edinburgh obstetrician(产科医师) James Young Simpson first used chloroform for general anesthesia during childbirth. Inhalation anesthetics such as Operation of a chloroform inhaler for Halothane,CF3CHBrCl,derive surgical anesthesia around 1850. their biological activity from Valves pass the incoming air through the polar nature of their C-X cotton dampened with chloroform. bonds. Uses of Alkyl Halides ◼Solvents - degreasers and dry cleaning fluid ◼Reagents for synthesis of other compounds ◼Anesthetic: Halothane is CF3CHClBr ⚫CHCl3 used originally (toxic and carcinogenic)麻醉剂 In 1847, the Edinburgh obstetrician（产科医师） James Young Simpson first used chloroform for general anesthesia during childbirth